My sons use old candles to light in order to study
Motasem A Dalloul, London
Feb 14, 2012
Gaza children took to street today night holding candles to mark the valentine day in the dark as the main Gaza electric plant stopped.
Authority of energy announced the halt of the plant generators as a result of the shortage of fuel resulted of the strict Israeli siege against the Gaza Strip.
The Gaza electric plant needs 600,000 litres of industrial fuel a day to operate well and support the 1.7m population.
A senior official in the ministry of health in Gaza said that the shortage of electricity threatens the life of hundreds of patients in hospitals. “Patients are already in pain because of the shortage of medicines and medical equipment,” the health official said.
The Gaza Strip has been living under a strict Israeli siege since 2006 and the electric plant was attacked several times by the Israeli wareplanes.
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